The several hundred spectators enjoyed watching the new scoreboard as each test unfolded. After each movement, the scoreboard compares the competing horse's cumulative score to the score, at the same point in the test, posted by the current leader.

    Konyot said she decided to compete in the Kentucky Cup because she hopes to ride Calecto V as a member of the U.S. team in September and because her boyfriend, accomplished Canadian racehorse trainer Roger Atfield, has 35 horses running at the Keeneland spring meet here in Lexington. "It was a win-win situation to come here," she said.

    Calecto V, a Danish Warmblood, has only been competing at Grand Prix for a year, and Konyot said his score would have been several points higher if not for Calecto's confusion on the final centerline. Here, horses perform a transition from trot to passage, then to piaffe, and yhen back to passage before the final halt. Calecto decided to canter after the piaffe. Konyot said that Calecto has made the same mistake before and is not sure why.

    Mary Seefried of Australia, the president of the ground jury, called it "a very expensive final centerline" but described Calecto as "a very promising horse."

About The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

    The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are the world championship of eight equestrian disciplines recognized by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI). The World Games are held every fur years, and this will be the first time in the United States. The World Games will be broadcast on NBC Sports, which has marked the largest commitment to network coverage of equestrian sports in U.S. television history. The 2010 World Games are expected to have a statewide economic impact of more than $150 million, and current sponsors include Alltech, Rolex, John Deere, Ariat International Inc., Meydan and UK Healthcare.

    For more information on the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, please visit http://www.alltechfeigames.com.